Foundation Period

1946 to 1959

AMADA’s story begins with a single lathe

Isamu Amada, the founder of AMADA, opened a small privately owned machine repair shop as Amada Works (now AMADA) using a lathe left over from a burnt-out munitions factory after the war. His solo machine repair work expanded to include three and then four employees. It was then that his brother-in-law, Ryuharu Emori (who would become AMADA’s Chairman), joined the business, enhancing both management and technology.

• Corporate events
• Sales and service
• Technology development
• Manufacturing system

1946

Inaugurated enterprise in Takadaminamimachi, Toshima-ku, Tokyo

1948

The limited partnership AMADA Manufactures was founded

1955

AMADA developed its first vertical band saw (contour machine)

1956

AMADA started production of horizontal band saws (cut-off machines)

The Kawaguchi Factory was opened in Hatogaya-shi (now Kawaguchi-shi), Saitama Prefecture